MR. AND MRS. VERSATILITY Swimmers can compete in a maximum of four events. The Akron Beacon Journal's five-county coverage area has 12 swimmers that accomplished the feat of qualifying for state in four events.

Walsh Jesuit baseball coach Chris Kaczmar recently announced that the Warriors are nationally ranked for the fifth time in the past six years.

The Warriors are ranked in three pre-season polls, No. 22 in the ESPN Rise Pre-Season Fab 50 Poll, No. 26 in the Collegiate Baseball News Pre-Season Poll and No. 66 in the Perfect Game Cross Checker Top 100 pre-season high school baseball teams of 2009.

Girls and boys basketball, including undefeated Smithville, the City Series and more on sectionals are just some of the topics featured by Akron Beacon Journal sports writers Michael Beaven and Jonas Fortune in this weeks Prep Talk.

Highland stand out football players Chris Snook and Tyler houska each have one last prep game to play before heading off to college. The seniors will participate in some upcoming all-star games. The press release is below:

For Immediate Release Highland standouts to play in all-star football games